2019-11-08 Fri

Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods. The massive Central Kalahari Game Reserve, with its fossilized river valleys and undulating grasslands, is home to numerous animals including giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas and wild dogs.

The “pula” is the currency of Botswana and is subdivided into 100 thebe. The word Pula literally means "rain" in Setswana, because rain is very scarce in Botswana — home to much of the Kalahari Desert — and therefore valuable and a blessing. The word also serves as the national motto of the country. A sub-unit of the currency which is known as thebe, or "shield" represents defence.

Today we are discussing a 50 Pula banknote issued in the year 2009. The obverse depicts the First President Sir Seretse Khama to left; Coat of Arms depicting zebras to right top corner. The reverse Okavango Delta swamp; man on a mokoro (small boat); Water lilies; African Fish Eagle to right. This Brown note has rampant zebra; and electrotype '50' as its watermark.

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